FROM THE PANDP: Membership Chairperson: Dania Karloff dkarloff@xxxxxxx" · As of July 1998, the Membership Chairperson has voluntarily assumed the following duties. It should be noted that many, or most, of these duties were originally set up to ultimately be performed by the Executive Secretary as a salaried person. The duties listed below will be performed gratis as a service to the GSDCA. · The purpose of this Committee is to receive and process all applications and membership fees; respond to inquiries regarding membership; location of regional clubs; and material and information is made available. Receives formal complaints on applicants published in the REVIEW, places "Hold" on pending applicants based on established and published guidelines for denial of membership. Investigates complaints and reports to the Board findings along with recommendations. Prepare listing of 10, 25 and 50 year members to be included in the REVIEW Membership Recognition Award Also see Awards. VOTED AND ESTABLISHED AT THE JULY 2007 BOARD MEETING 10 and 25 Years of Membership Certificates are sent to members who have completed 10 and 25 years of continuous membership. 25 Years of Membership - Pins are given to members who have completed 25 yrs of continuous membership and they also receive the certificates mentioned above. 50 Years of Membership - Plaques are given to members who have completed 50 years of continuous membership VOTED AND ESTABLISHED AT THE OCTOBER 2009 MEETING Lifetime Members 40 Years of Membership. Members with 40 years of continuous membership are designated as Lifetime Members. They do not pay dues but they pay $36 to continue receiving the GSD Review (Second Class mail). They receive a letter informing them of their new status. All of the above listed awards will be published in the GSD Review December issue Membership Roster ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================